MANSFIELD, Pa. –  Gannon University senior Caleb Mandel (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek) continued his streak of top-15 finishes in every race he has competed in during the 2022 season, finishing in 13^th place at Saturday's 2022 PSAC Cross Country Championships to earn All-PSAC First Team honors for the first time in his career. Mandel, who completed the 8k course at Mansfield University in 25:50.8, had previously been accorded All-PSAC Second Team honors after his 25^th-place finish in the 2020 PSAC Championships.
 
The Golden Knights as a team finished eighth of 16 total institutions at the event with 226 total points, just behind seventh-place Kutztown (201 points) and sixth-place IUP (200.) Gannon sophomore Ely Personius (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) just missed out on All-PSAC honors (given to runners in the top 30) with a 33^rd-place finish in 26:32.9, improving on his 44^th-place mark from last year's PSAC Championships. Sophomore Gavyn Hansotte (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) also ran better than he did a year ago, crossing the finish line in 27:17.9 (57^th place) to improve on his 95^th-place finish from 2021. Alex Chelton (Oil City, Pa./Cathedral Prep) also followed suit with a much-improved race from last year, with his 70^th-place time of 27:35.8 bettering his 94^th-place run from last season. Rounding out the Golden Knight contingent in the top-100 was freshman Luke Malena (Medina, Ohio/Cloverleaf), who made his PSAC Championship debut with a solid 68^th-place finish in 27:33.4.
 
Edinboro senior Ward Ries was the overall race winner with a time of 25:05.0 and the Fighting Scots claimed three of the top four spots, with Connor Volk-Klos (25:07.4) in second and Eric Alu (25:21.2) in fourth place. Cal U freshman Jonathan Thrush (25:14.2, third place) and Slippery Rock junior Troy Hart (25:23.2, fifth) rounded out the top five.
 
Edinboro also finished atop the team standings with 33 points, ahead of second-place Shippensburg (55 points), Slippery Rock (86, third place), Cal U (110, fourth), and Lock Haven (180) as the top five institutions.  

Final results for all of Gannon's runners:

13^th – Caleb Mandel (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek) – 25:50.8
33^rd – Ely Personius (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) – 26:32.9
57^th – Gavyn Hansotte (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) – 27:17.9
68^th – Luke Malena (Medina, Ohio/Cloverleaf) – 27.33.4
70^th – Alex Chelton (Oil City, Pa./Cathedral Prep) – 27:35.8
105^th – John Insinna (Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence) – 29:05.2
111^th – Jon Uhl (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) – 29.26.3
136^th – Jeremiah Vezza (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) – 31:38.9
141^st – Luke Andraso (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pa. Collegiate Academy) – 32:17.3
143^rd – Carlos Mamani (Edinboro, Pa./General McLane) – 32.38.3
 
Final Team Standings (Points)
 
1 – Edinboro (33)
2 – Shippensburg (55)
3 – Slippery Rock (86)
4 – California (Pa.) (110)
5 – Lock Haven (180)
6 – Indiana (Pa.) (200)
7 – Kutztown (201)
8 – Gannon (226)
9 – East Stroudsburg (240)
10 – Bloomsburg (263)
11 – West Chester (283)
12 – Mercyhurst (304)
13 – Mansfield (312)
14 – Pitt-Johnstown (339)
15 – Seton Hill (369)
16 – Shepherd (494)
 
Next up on the schedule for the Golden Knights is the NCAA Atlantic Regional, hosted once again at Mansfield University, set for Saturday, Nov. 19.